Dim Mist Lamp

[dave1963]

I am the proud owner of a very purple Chimaera 500. It is now living in Holland with me. Whilst changing the mist lamp from the left side to the right I noticed it was not working. I measured 12.3v so that's ok but there is only enough power to light up a 2W bulb, anything above this refuses to light up. The original bulb is 22W. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

[Tyre Tread]

I assume you mean the fog light.

It's likely to be a high resistance connection somewhere. Clean all contacts and check for faulty wiring.

[dave1963]

Yes I mean fog Light. Someone mentioned that it could be a bad earth connection, but surely the fog light does not have it's own earth. All other lights work well.

[SILICONE KID]

Do you have the wrong bulb?

[Tyre Tread]

So if the others work well where does the earth from the fog light join the other earths?

It's not a bad contact in the bulb holder is it? Dirty or broken perhaps?

May be worth putting a meter on the switch too